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Could Herald Square retail really be shaping up? Crain's reports that rents for storefronts are now going for $1,000-a-square-foot, prices usually seen in Times Square and Soho. The article adds that Swatch has just inked a deal for Billabong's old 34th Street store, and who could forget Urban Outfitters' plans to join the party. [Crain's]